"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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MLD wrote:
Have a 5HP Areins snowblower that will stall if the throttle is set in
the
Idle position. The only adjustment is the screw at the bottom of the
(fuel/carburetor) bowl. Have tried various settings but none will
eliminate
the Idle stall. Finally, just adjusted the screw for the optimum high
speed
setting. Manual has no instructions for adjusting engine speed other
than
letting an authorized service man do it. Anyone know of a way to resolve
the
Idle speed problem?
MLD



Will it idle OK if the lever is set just a bit above its "idle position"?

If so, the problem might just be that when the throttle lever is set to
the idle position it moves so far that it closes an ignition "kill
switch".

I had just that problem with a B&S vertical shaft engine on my lawnmower
this year. I cured it by repositioning the end of the flexible throttle
cable's jacket in it's clamp near the carb so that when the lever was
set at "idle" that kill switch was still open.

HTH,

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Good comments, thanks. It does run OK at some point above the Idle setting
but unfortunately, at Idle the engine bumbles, rumbles, shakes and stumbles
before it finally gives up. Not the same as a clean shut down" because of
the "kill switch" or "key off". I'm beginning to think it needs a
carburetor cleaning, after all, I've had since 1977.
MLD